by design | Mar 29, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Often during the various breakfasts for veterans around our area, you’ll find military veterans gathering to commune with each other, hear speakers, share a meal, and share stories of their service. In those...
by design | Mar 29, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Elective political careers frequently have a short expiration date, while others keep going until they literally drop. Much of the longevity depends upon circumstance, timing, luck and ability. Some political careers are the result of careful planning and...
by design | Mar 29, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay Some timely hitting, solid defense and steady pitching were the ingredients for a winning recipe for the West High School softball in a non-district midweek victory over rival Bearden Wednesday night. The Lady Rebels (5-5) and Lady Bulldogs (4-6) were...
by design | Mar 29, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Like everything else, the costs to honor the Careacter Star Athletes this year have gone up. Award T-shirts and packages have nearly doubled in price. When Dave Moore, the director of the CSA program, gave coaches the news, they understood that...
by design | Mar 29, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Knox County and Knoxville-Knox County Planning have announced new in-person and virtual public meetings for the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the third and final phase of Advance Knox. These meetings will focus on different components of the UDO and provide an...
by design | Mar 28, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Trees Knoxville will continue its efforts to make public transit more comfortable and sustainable with a tree-planting event on Thursday, April 2, at 11:00 a.m., at the Concord Northbound bus stop at Tyson Park. This planting is part of the ongoing “Shade While You...